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Enforced by: RQIA
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Prosecution 1 of 10 obligations carry a fine up to £2,500. 2 carry different penalties and 7 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person3 Self-Employed Person1

Plus 6 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

Self-Employed Person — also bound by 80 other Acts

General Dental Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 12 duties

The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 7 duties

The General Chiropractic Council (Indemnity Arrangements) Rules Order of Council 2015 5 duties

Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 5 duties

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 4 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

INTRODUCTORY

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3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.art001 Title and commencement

s.art002 Interpretation

s.paragraph/p2 Art.3 rep. by SLR 1976

Part 2

MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTRY

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23 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.art004 General duty of Ministry

s.art005 Provision of accommodation and medical services, etc.

s.art006 Provision of general health care

s.art007 Prevention of illness, care and after-care

s.art008 Care of mothers and young children

s.art009 Medical and dental inspection, etc., of school children and young persons

s.art010 Ancillary services

s.art011 Vaccination and immunisation

s.art012 Family planning

s.art013 Educational and research facilities

s.art014 Health education

s.art014 Arrangements for provision of health care by other bodies or persons

s.art014 Reimbursement of the cost of health care services secured in another EEA state where expenditure was incurred on or after 10th May 2012 but before 27th December 2013

s.art014 Prior authorisation for the purposes of Article 14B(3)(b) or (c)

s.art014 Reimbursement of the cost of health services secured in another EEA state where expenditure occurred on or after 27th December 2013

s.art014 Prior authorisation for the purposes of Article 14D(5)(c) and (7)

s.art015 General social welfare

s.art015 Primary medical services or personal dental services

s.art015 Persons with whom agreements may be made

s.art015 Primary medical services or personal dental services: regulations

s.art015 Right to choose dental practitioner

s.paragraph/p4 Art. 15A. rep. by 2002 c.6(NI)

s.paragraph/p8 Art. 15E rep. by 2004 NI 2

Part 3

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BOARDS, ETC.

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6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.art016 Establishment of Health and Social Services Boards

s.art017 Functions of Health and Social Services Boards

s.art018 Schemes

s.art019 Joint committees

s.art021 University Liaison Committees

s.paragraph/p10 Art. 20 rep. by 1991 NI 1

Part 4

CENTRAL BODIES

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6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.art024 Central advisory committees

s.art025 Other advisory committees

s.art026 Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for the Health and Social Services

s.art027 Functions of the Agency

s.paragraph/p11 Arts. 22, 23 rep. by 1986 NI 24

s.paragraph/p13 Arts. 28, 29 rep. by 1991 NI 1

Part 5

OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTRY

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25 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.art030 Provision of vehicles for persons suffering from physical defect or disability

s.art031 Accommodation and services for private patients

s.art033 Hospital accommodation made available on part payment

s.art034 Cleanliness of school children

s.art036 Provision of accommodation in premises maintained by voluntary organisations, etc.

s.art037 Removal to suitable premises of persons in need of care and attention

s.art038 Protection for property of certain persons

s.art039 Burial or cremation of the dead

s.art041 Availability or provision of services, otherwise than for purposes of the Order

s.art042 Provision of services to persons not ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland

s.art043 Powers of Ministry to conduct or assist research

s.art044 Provisions relating to training

s.art045 Travelling expenses of patients, etc.

s.art046 Provision of residential accommodation for officers

s.art047 Loans to certain officers

s.art048 Acquisition and disposal of land

s.art049 Power to enter on lands

s.art050 Power of inspection

s.art051 Powers of Ministry where services are inadequate

s.art052 Powers of Ministry in emergency

s.art053 Default powers of Ministry

s.paragraph/p15 Art. 35 rep. by 1992 NI 20

s.paragraph/p16 Art. 36A rep. by 2002 c. 5 (NI)

s.paragraph/p17 Art. 40 rep. by 1988 NI 23

s.paragraph/p18 Art. 54 rep. by 2005 c. 12

Part 6

GENERAL HEALTH SERVICES

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s.art061 Arrangements for general dental services Regulated

Do not provide dental services in person while suspendedSelf-Employed Person

28 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.art055 Recognition of Local Dental Committees, Local Optical Committees and Local Pharmaceutical Committees

s.art055 Functions of Local Dental Committees, Local Optical Committees and Local Pharmaceutical Committees

s.art055 Local Medical Committees

s.art056 Primary medical services

s.art057 General medical services contracts: introductory

s.art057 Requirement to provide certain primary medical services

s.art057 Persons eligible to enter into general medical services contracts

s.art057 General medical services contracts: payments

s.art057 General medical services contracts: prescription of drugs, etc.

s.art057 General medical services contracts: other required terms

s.art057 General medical services contracts: disputes and enforcement

s.art057 Persons performing primary medical services

s.art057 Assistance and support

s.art059 Loans to general medical practitioners

s.art060 Prohibition of sale of, and compensation for loss of right to sell, medical practices

s.art062 Arrangements for general ophthalmic services

s.art062 Persons providing general ophthalmic services

s.art063 Arrangements for pharmaceutical services

s.art063 Additional pharmaceutical services

s.art063 Persons providing pharmaceutical

s.art063 Terms and conditions etc.

s.art064 Persons authorised to provide pharmaceutical services

s.art064 Indemnity cover

s.art065 Disqualification of persons providing certain services

s.art066 Former dispensary property, etc.

s.paragraph/p22 Art 58 rep. by 1988 NI 24

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Part 7

CO-OPERATION WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC BODIES AND VOUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, ETC.

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5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.art067 Co-operation between Health and Social Services Boards, district councils, etc.

s.art068 Supply of goods and services to certain persons and bodies

s.art069 Supply of goods and services between Health and Social Services Boards and district councils

s.art070 Assistance to bodies providing certain housing accommodation, etc.

s.art071 Arrangements with and assistance to voluntary organisations

Part 9

DISSOLUTION OF CERTAIN BODIES, ETC.

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4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.art075 Transfer of assets and liabilities

s.art076 Supplementary and transitional provisions

s.paragraph/p33 Art. 74 rep. by SLR 1980

s.paragraph/p34 Arts. 77, 78 rep. by 1991 NI 1

Part 10

ENDOWMENTS AND OTHER TRUST PROPERTY, ETC.

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8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.art079 Transfer of endowments, etc., held by management committees

s.art080 Transfer of property held on trust by Northern Ireland Hospitals Authority

s.art081 Transfer of certain property held by health and welfare authorities

s.art082 Transfer of other property held on trust by health and welfare authorities

s.art083 Power of trustees to make payments to Health and Social Services Boards

s.art084 Power of Ministry in cases of difficulty

s.art085 Power for certain health bodies to accept property on trust, etc

s.art086 Certain property of voluntary organisations

Part 11

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

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8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.art087 Expenses of the special agencies

s.art088 Regulation of financial arrangements of certain bodies

s.art089 Remuneration of members of bodies and certain other persons

s.art090 Accounts and audit: health and social care bodies

s.art091 Accounts of endowments and other property held on trust

s.art092 Studies for improving economy, etc. in services

s.art093 Northern Ireland share of expenses of certain United Kingdom Councils, etc.

s.art094 Expenses of the Ministry

Part 12

MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

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s.art101 Recovery of cost of accommodation for persons in need

amended 4 times

s.art101 Recovery of cost of accommodation where persons have disposed of assets

amended 4 times

8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.art095 Exercise, in certain cases, of right of choice of person by whom services are to be provided

s.art096 Preservation of associations of denominational hospitals

s.art097 Protection for officer acting in execution of duty

s.art098 Services free of charge

s.art099 Charges in respect of accommodation provided by HSC trust under Article 15

s.art100 Liability to maintain spouse or civil partner and children

s.art103 Failure to maintain

s.paragraph/p41 Art. 102 rep. by 1995 NI 2

Part 13

Administrative and Supplemental Art. 104 rep. by 1986 NI 24...

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s.art107 Orders, regulations and directions

amended 4 times

5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.art105 Arbitration

s.art106 Miscellaneous administrative matters

s.art108 Amendment and repeal of local Acts and charters

s.art109 Amendments, savings and repeals

s.paragraph/p42 Art. 104 rep. by 1986 NI 24

Schedules

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s.sch003 The Agency shall make standing orders with regard to its procedure (including the fixing of Regulated